Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

BOLTON LADS AND GIRLS CLUB LIMITED 

We aim to enable young people aged 8 to 25 especially from disadvantaged circumstances to realise their full potential. This is achieved by a range of universal and targeted programmes designed by young people to meet their needs. In 2002, we opened a state of the art youth facility from where 3,400 young people access sport, mentoring and arts activities "under one roof", seven days per week.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 28 years

www.blgc.co.uk

enquiries@blgc.co.uk

01204 540100

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,665£3,004£-339£306£8,024£2,2358.9109180
31/03/22£2,829£2,384£444£289£8,367£3,06415.456100
31/03/21£2,760£1,964£796£206£7,919£2,91417.871200
31/03/20£3,258£3,373£-115£305£7,116£2,1687.7107200
31/03/19£3,185£3,054£130£192£7,231£2,3069.1108260
31/03/18£3,237£3,166£72£192£7,097£2,10281040
31/03/17£2,946£2,979£-33£245£7,034£1,7737.1950
31/03/16£4,215£2,777£1,439£205£7,061£1,9288.31050
31/03/15*£2,733£2,869£-136£281£5,621£1,7547.3700
31/03/14£2,810£2,771£39£329£5,646£1,4856.4740
31/03/13£2,892£2,711£182£306£5,613£1,3766.1780
31/03/12£2,616£2,596£20£365£5,426£1,2365.7800
31/03/11*£2,687£2,611£76£329£5,407£1,0825520
31/03/10?£2,321£2,237£84£262£5,331£4,59224.6440
31/05/09£2,274£2,195£79£324£5,226£5563530
31/05/08£2,338£2,221£118£340£5,173£5823.1540
31/05/07£1,983£2,115£-131£328£4,802£5643.2510
31/05/06£1,778£1,909£-131£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/05£1,773£1,594£178£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/04*£1,657£1,540£117£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 16.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 28%
Reserves/Spending: 8.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bolton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 109 employees
  • 180 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£285,641
BBC Children in Need£193,944
Henry Smith Charity£180,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Masonic Trust£40,000
DCMS£34,516
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bolton Lads and Girls Club
£1,154 21/10/2023
We'd like to run a physical health and wellbeing project to help 150 children and young people to experience better physical and mental wellbeing through weekly exercise, guidance, and peer support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mentoring for vulnerable children and young people
£245,743 23/08/2023
This funding will support Bolton Lads and Girls Club to continue delivering mentoring support to vulnerable children and young people in Bolton. The Mentoring and Aspirations project aims to improve ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MH BLGC Sports+
£9,934 21/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a range of sporting activities and leadership development for young people aged 13-18 during the summer holidays and half terms. The project aims to improve their ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bolton Lads & Girls Club
£2,500 30/11/2022
This project will provide the opportunity to develop and grow a community partnership with your local McDonald’s restaurant. This will support disadvantaged children and young people to reach ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bolton Lads and Girls Club
£180,000 25/08/2022
36
towards three years' salary and on costs of the Children and Families Team at a project providing a 'Children and Young People‘s Mentoring Service' and 'Family Assist Service' for disadvantaged ....more
The Shears Foundation - Bolton Lads and Girls Club
£5,000 09/08/2022
Rise Beyond
National Lottery Community Fund - Children and Young People Mentoring
£10,000 27/05/2022
The funding will be used to continue providing mentoring and support to disadvantaged young people age 8-18. The project aims to vulnerable young people to develop the skills and personal qualities ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bolton Lads & Girls Club
£1,000 31/08/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing ....more
Sport England - TGC CF BLGC Girls Wellbeing
£9,400 16/06/2021
12
This project will provide a holistic girls-focused health and wellbeing programme, including physical activity.
Bolton CVS - Grant to Bolton Lads and Girls Club
£3,700 01/06/2021
Recruitment and training of Community Champions
National Lottery Community Fund - BLGC Creative Arts and Wellbeing Project
£9,964 16/04/2021
The funding will be used to run a creative arts and wellbeing project for children and young people affected by the pandemic. The project aims to bring young people socially back together and provide ....more
Bolton CVS - Grant to Bolton Lads and Girls Club
£12,838 16/02/2021
Universal Youth Club Provision: Blended Offer
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bolton Lads & Girls Club
£30,000 20/12/2020
This project will deliver twice weekly creative arts and wellbeing sessions for children and young people experiencing local deprivation. It will help them manage their feelings, express themselves ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bolton Lads & Girls Club
£48,416 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will provide a Young People’s Ambassador for refugee and asylum seeking young people experiencing mental ill-health in Bolton exacerbated due to COVID-19. The service will ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£19,684 29/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£14,832 30/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£40,000 02/06/2020
Grant to support children and young people in Bolton through mentoring.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bolton Lads' & Girls' Club
£18,115 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
National Lottery Community Fund - Mentoring for Children and Young People
£10,000 03/04/2020
9
The funding will be used to run a mentoring project for vulnerable young people. The project aims to connect young people who are going through a difficult time with adult volunteers who can support ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 13/03/2020
Mentoring
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bolton Lads & Girls Club
£112,028 26/06/2019
36
The Mentoring for Children Living at Home project will deliver one to one mentoring and group activities to children and young people experiencing chaotic lives in Bolton. It will improve their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Care Leavers Mentoring and Support
£9,516 06/02/2019
12
The funding will be used to provide support and guidance to young people leaving the care system. The project aims to teach practical life skills and build resilience and confidence to live ....more
Bolton CVS - Grant to Bolton Lads and Girls Club
£28,150 11/01/2019
Emergency food and essential item parcel delivery, advice and support for young people and families.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bolton Lads & Girls Club
£30,000 13/11/2017
36
This project will employ a Wellbeing worker, providing sessions on themes such as exercise and self-image for young people with disabilities, health issues or from deprived backgrounds. This will ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Benchmarkers
£10,000 22/03/2017
12
The funding will be used by a charity to expand a pilot project working with young people into two geographical areas with significant levels of anti-social behaviour. The project aims to strengthen ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bolton Lads and Girls Club
£109,000 09/03/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Youth Inclusion Project', for young people with special educational needs in Bolton
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bolton Lads' & Girls' Club
£48,686 06/02/2017
36
Towards RISE - Refugee Integration, Support and Engagement - a project aimed at improving cross-cultural integration via the supported engagement of young refugees in positive activities.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - RISE - Refugee Integration Support and Engagement
£60,000 28/11/2016
24
Bolton Lads and Girls Club is one of the largest youth centres in the UK. It plans to trial a new approach to supporting and integrating young refugees, in partnership with local organisations ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bolton Lads & Girls Club
£10,000 10/11/2016
Past Matters - Westhoughton
Sport England - Train to Gain
£4,390 09/02/2016
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Train to Gain. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Dulverton Trust - the ?Buddies for Boys? project
£5,000 21/10/2015
the ?Buddies for Boys? project
National Lottery Community Fund - A4A - Buddies 4 Boys (B4B)
£10,000 26/08/2015
12
The organisation will use the funding to deliver training for local male adults who will become mentors for local boys. This will provide young males with a positive role model and encourage them to ....more
Sport England - Hacken Lane Multi Sports Facility
£500,000 06/08/2015
7
Funding under Sport England's Improvement Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Hacken Lane Multi Sports Facility'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
Comic Relief - Care Leavers Mentoring Project
£109,170 28/01/2015
36
2012 statistics show that of 67,050 looked-after children in England, 1,300 were living in Greater Manchester. Children in care, in part because of a difficult childhood or teenage years, often lack ....more
Sport England - Get Equipped - Access 2 Sports
£9,573 05/03/2014
Funding under Sport England's Get Equipped funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Get Equipped - Access 2 Sports'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bolton Lads' & Girls' Club
£108,052 05/05/2011
Towards the LAC Mentoring Scheme for looked-after children aged 10 to 18.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Transitions
£150,000 01/03/2011
Further development of successful Pathways2Success pilot, focused on earlier intervention with NEET young people
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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-73
  • NOEL SHARPE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • PETER VINDEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Quantity Surveyor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/12/1995, number: 1051292
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/10/1995, number: 03109525
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 26 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR04: 11 days late,
Main office

BOLTON LADS & GIRLS CLUB
18 SPA ROAD
BOLTON
BL1 4AG

Objectives

TO HELP AND EDUCATE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN BOLTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY PROMOTING THEIR FULL PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIAL IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOLTON

Data Sources

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